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What Does The Stool Report Of My Infant Indicate?
Question: Hello Dr my name is XXXX and my question is relating to my 3 and half months daughter
My daughter was having loose motions from past 3-4 days and as per stool report following values were highlighted in the report
Stool Colour - Greenish
Mucus - Present
Occult Blood - Positive
RBC - 1-2
Pus Cells - 10-15 /hpf
My daughter was having loose motions from past 3-4 days and as per stool report following values were highlighted in the report
Stool Colour - Greenish
Mucus - Present
Occult Blood - Positive
RBC - 1-2
Pus Cells - 10-15 /hpf
Brief Answer:
Likely to be infective diarrhoea
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Namasthe
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Dear Mr XXXXXXX
The stool report is suggestive of infective diarrhea . Occult blood in stools could be due to infective diarrhea or could be allergy to feeds( formula feeds).
I would require additional information
1. Is the XXXXXXX still having loose motion? What is the frequency?
2. Is she accepting feeds well?
3. Is the urine output adequate?
4. What is the color of stools?
5. Is baby on exclusive breast feeding or formula feeds are also given?
Do get back to me
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCh
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Likely to be infective diarrhoea
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Namasthe
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Dear Mr XXXXXXX
The stool report is suggestive of infective diarrhea . Occult blood in stools could be due to infective diarrhea or could be allergy to feeds( formula feeds).
I would require additional information
1. Is the XXXXXXX still having loose motion? What is the frequency?
2. Is she accepting feeds well?
3. Is the urine output adequate?
4. What is the color of stools?
5. Is baby on exclusive breast feeding or formula feeds are also given?
Do get back to me
Take Care
Best Regards
Dr Deepak Kishore
MBBS,MS,MCh
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
First of all thanks for your prompt reply
1. Is the XXXXXXX still having loose motion? What is the frequency?
Yes even after a day's dosage she is still having loose motions. Frequency is 5 to 6 times a day.
2. Is she accepting feeds well?
Yes she do accept the breast feeds well. Formula feeds she accepts only upto 90 ml at a time.
3. Is the urine output adequate?
Urine output is adequate. On an average she passes urine 8 to 9 times in a day.
4. What is the color of stools?
Greenish and with lil bit sticky bubbles
5. Is baby on exclusive breast feeding or formula feeds are also given?
The ratio of breast feeding to formula feeds is 75 :25.
after playing for sometime she gets irritated and keeps crying out until breast feeding is given to her.
is anything serious Dr? Awaiting for your reply
1. Is the XXXXXXX still having loose motion? What is the frequency?
Yes even after a day's dosage she is still having loose motions. Frequency is 5 to 6 times a day.
2. Is she accepting feeds well?
Yes she do accept the breast feeds well. Formula feeds she accepts only upto 90 ml at a time.
3. Is the urine output adequate?
Urine output is adequate. On an average she passes urine 8 to 9 times in a day.
4. What is the color of stools?
Greenish and with lil bit sticky bubbles
5. Is baby on exclusive breast feeding or formula feeds are also given?
The ratio of breast feeding to formula feeds is 75 :25.
after playing for sometime she gets irritated and keeps crying out until breast feeding is given to her.
is anything serious Dr? Awaiting for your reply
Brief Answer:
The baby is fine
Detailed Answer:
Namasthe
Dear Mr XXXXXXX
There is nothing to worry the baby is doing fine.
If the baby is accepting feeds well, urine output is adequate then there seems to be no cause for concern.
Greenish stools and blood in stools is likely to be due to allergy to formula feeds.
I would advise you to follow exclusive breast feeding till 6 months of age. Formula feeds are to be condemned . It causes allergy and may also act as source of infection.
Majority of loose motion in children are caused by virus and are self limiting.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take Care
Regards
Deepak
The baby is fine
Detailed Answer:
Namasthe
Dear Mr XXXXXXX
There is nothing to worry the baby is doing fine.
If the baby is accepting feeds well, urine output is adequate then there seems to be no cause for concern.
Greenish stools and blood in stools is likely to be due to allergy to formula feeds.
I would advise you to follow exclusive breast feeding till 6 months of age. Formula feeds are to be condemned . It causes allergy and may also act as source of infection.
Majority of loose motion in children are caused by virus and are self limiting.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take Care
Regards
Deepak
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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